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The Denver Nuggets, in their rematch vs the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, have jumped out to an early 2-0 series lead in a wild fashion. In games where Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray & company have been met with different defense packages and new ways of attacking on offense, some believe Michael Malone & the Nuggets should not be in the position they are. Yet, the way they’ve taken down LeBron, Anthony Davis, & company, it just makes them even more unbeatable.
To start with the Nuggets offense, they’ve attacked Darvin Ham & the Lakers defensive adjustments in a number of different ways. Whether it be through utilizing the Nikola Jokic & Jamal Murray pick and roll, going to outside shooting from KCP, Michael Porter Jr (MPJ), Christian Braun, Peyton Watson, or even post presences like Aaron Gordon, & of course Reggie Jackson, etc, Michael Malone has worked wonders to win both these opening games of the NBA playoffs first round.
In terms of the Denver Nuggets defense vs Los Angeles Lakers, it has been up to standards and should continue with how well the Lakers have performed offensively from guys like D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, AD, LeBron, etc. But if the Joker, Jamal Murray & his game winner, and company continue at the pace they’re at, I don’t know if anyone is going to be able to stop the 2024 Denver Nuggets.
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The Nuggets could add a lethal 6th Man Scorer next season to add another dimension in their offense.
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How is Michael Malone not coach of the year
He's the GOAT among coaches when it comes to interviews, though.
True
@@kurosan0079you kidding!? Malone rotates players perfectly.
No , unfortunately sad. They are not attractive to media’s!!!
He’s the coach of the nuggets, not the lakers.
I love Davis joined the celebration at the bench.
You're weird.
Davis stole the moment
It was good of the Nuggets staffer to help him to his feet so he could get out of there.
You too @@michaelelliott1212
Lol 😂😂😂😂😂
During the last 5 minutes of the game, the Nuggets had an offensive rating of 200.
The Nuggets have less weapons this year than last and Malone is getting even more out of them. The level of integration between the players is insane.
Is it?
They literally had to crawl back from big point deficits against the play-in Lakers who are being led by a fucking 39 year old. They are gonna be knocked out by any competent team
@@dompers2073Minnesota is the only team that can compete
@@dompers2073 People said the same shit last year 😂
I very seriously doubt that🤣@@dompers2073
the most surprising moment of the series is that Davis was celebrating with Nuggets bench 😂
There's a joke I've never read on here about the champion Nuggets acting like they've never won before.
Since you're so hilarious stealing an overused joke, maybe you could get a job in a comedy club? The good ones borrow, but the great ones steal. LOL
@@michaelelliott1212you making laker fans look bad right now😂😂
@@michaelelliott1212are you ready for LeFlop to LeRetire? I am.
Just the fact that a mediocre shooting Nuggets team can still take down a high performing Lakers team says it all. I predict a sweep.
Just waiting for Denver have a good game lol. Lakers have played AMAZING and Denver has played their worst basketball the last 2 games
High performing Lakers team? They have been playing pretty mediocre as well and the Nuggets still had to come from behind 2 games in a row. I’m sorry but if they are struggling to beat a play-in team that is being led by a 39 year old, what happens against a competent team like OKC
@@dompers2073 lakers have balled out of their mind the first 2 games. Denver has played like shit. Some of their worst performances of the season vs the lakers best.
@@thewintersoldier383 Lakers have balled out of their minds 'DEFENSIVELY' the last 2 games, it's literally the reason they are making Denver's offense stall. That being said...Denver is inevitable, they are the best team in the league with the best player. They are second in the league in clutch points so they turn it on in the 4th and win most close games (as great teams do) Lakers played a perfect defensive game, they were really good on offense too but not 'perfect'. The thing is they probably can't play a frigging perfect game on both sides of the ball and defo aint playing 4 of the next 6 games since it's real life...not 2K. Like I said, Nuggets look 'inevitable'
@@shydre I’m ready for tomorrow man. I just want to see Denver look like Denver for once. But man imagine if the lakers play even better than they did the first 2 games some how. Lol
I want to see what happens when Denver finally has a good game.
Game 4 is going to be the game Nugs will click as a team!
It is going to be 12-0 when we are done.
Time will tell. And if it does? Still, 1 championship in 50 years? LOL
@michaelelliott1212 small market dude. No one wanted to play here before. It isnt like LA were superstart after superstar comes on the team...
@@michaelelliott1212 🙄Championships since last year: 1. Every other team in the NBA: 0. "LOL"
all the Michael Elliot’s holding on to the past cause they got nothing left
@@michaelelliott1212 stop cryng kid
This is what happens when youve got an unselfish swiss army knife and a group of varied athletic specimens that do 1-2 things excessively well to buy into the unselfish anything to win mentality its why birds 80s Celtics were so good and thats exactly who this nuggets team reminds me of a bunch of guys who dont care about their numbers just Ws
They look like Tim Duncan spurs too
That wouldn't be the team that swept MJ in 86 and 87?!!! Stop the shenanigans comparing those men to these boys!!!
@MouseInDaHizzouse don't know what to tell you bird was my favorite player before jordan then they were 1-1a to me watched a lot of those Celtics games and I see it clear as day
@@robertseverin1773 Man, Joker wouldn't even be able to match up with McHale much less Chief. In other words the 2nd squad would be enough to beat their 1st team. C'mon man, stop disrespecting that era with these comparisons to this weak, crying for a foul, lackluster league of today.
@@MouseInDaHizzouse well you must think bird and McHale both fools cuz they share a similar opinion
Lakers have no business being in the playoffs tbh. They got carried by freethrows and now they are being exposed. We got denied a better first round series with a superior opponent.
The Canadian assassin of basketball, i love it.
They have a simple offensive play
Pick and roll jokic and murray at the top of the key
Then gordon rolling on the weak side, then kcp and porter positioning on the wings for kickouts
Simple but effective
Simple is only to say it is 😅 Nothing is simple on the floor as look like.
Simple run correctly with a base in fundamentals is flat out Deadly!!!🤷♂️
⛏🏀🏆✌
@@vladangojkovic2930It can be if all 5 are making one correct decision at a time, at the right time, all the time...Simple.
"We've got it Simple, Cuz we've got a band (team) & we play Simple in the Band!!! Whaf is a band without Simple? Oooooo😮...Simple is Grand"🤔
-Phish
Simple but basically unguardable when they're engaged
“Simple, but quite unbreakable.”
This reminded of a game decades ago when Micheal Jordan and the Chicago Bulls spotted the Portland Trailblazers a 20-point lead. It was as though MJ and Scottie finally said, yeah 20 is enough, let's play and they did, to win the victory. We just saw the Denver Nuggets take the best LA had to offer and then take the win, play by play and point by point. The tandem of The Joker and Jamal is something to watch.
Jokic the MR reliable always shows up
What's an "MR" reliable?
@@michaelelliott1212 mid-range
So painful for LAL. I am so happy to be a DEN fan 🙂
One deficiency from the Nuggets, that was exploited by the Lakers to get a 20 point lead, was the poor defense on spain pick and roll. They didn't switch properly, and kept running into the second screener, instead of navigating the second screen. Definitely something that they can work on and improve, and it won't be a problem going forward. And if I know the Nuggets, they are probably doing some practice getting around the second screen, and switching and rotating properly when they don't.
500 more free throws this season vs their apponents and still needed the play inn😂
I think Denver will play much better in LA. Seems they were a little too comfortable at home. Their focus should be much sharper tomorrow night. I could see Denver blowing LA out if they get rolling.
Agreed. Killer instinct from Jamal has loaded. Only saving grace will be the refs
I've followed the Nuggets for 4 decades, but rarely have seen such a good analysis as this video. I do feel its a combo of Malone from the bench and Jokic feeling out the competition in the first half that is leading to the dramatic improvements in H2. For example, Malone made the move of putting Gordon on AD. Jokic also changed up things in H2, as the video showed about the transition offensive numbers. As has been mentioned all over, the other players are very bought in. The emergence of PSWAT is huge also and has not really been covered by national media (Nuggets fans listening to Altitude know this) -- he's does a ton of the "dirty work" on D or rebounds that is making a difference. Watch him closely and you'll see the impact he is having when he is in. The team may be better than last year even without beloved BruceyB.
P Watson is such a bad ass. I can't wait to see him blossom and turn into a star. His defense and hand-eye coordination as it relates to blocked shots is already elite.
Nuggets in 4 😀
Lmao 3 if we could. Just saw a dope Jokic centaur shirt on Etsy lolol
Le🧹
Isn’t it the best of 3 out of 5?
@@righteyeartistry156 its out of 7, and thats the joke, a bad one albeit
The twolves will be their biggest challenge this year. Twolves are a heavyweight slugger like Denver but edge goes to Denver still. After twolves wcf and finals will be easier by comparison. That’s how I see it right now
Okc would be light work. They don't have the experience or mass. Suns are aging (mainly KD) so light work. Pelicans? Please no Zion no problem. Twolves do be scary with antman going off
The wolves are good but denver in 6 they have jokic and ant scores often under 20
everybody forgetting Jokic cook Gobert and KAT last year
Not shocking that their biggest op was built by the guy that basically built the nuggets
If I was a betting man I would put the house on lafakers on game 3. After Lewhinner wines about the refs the league throws a bone to Leflopper to save face
Joker or Gordon with some quick 3 fouls. What do you think?
20+ for denver in game 3
@@ThommyOcho Why not both? 🤣
@@predragnikolic2293 the world is praying thats the outcome but remember on every ticket its printed, For Entertainment Purposes Only. They do that so they can rig without any legal conciquences. Go joker
If Nuggets finnaly play a good game and finally hit their open shots I don't think even the refs can stop them (unless they eject Jokic and Murray)
All the while LeFraud has been getting bailed out by the refs all season long. And LeFraud still has the nerve to complain about officiating in the post game interview.
Hard to believe LeFlop has NEVER been fined for criticizing the refs!
Lebron's lack of professionalism and sportsmanship never gets called out in the media.
Lol jealously of a better man. Bigger and Better than all of the best attributes of every generation of every family member you’ll ever have until your lineage fades out of existence.
@@serious409 That's a very irrational response to a sports opinion.
I call him “stat-man” because that’s all he’s playing for.
Many are talking about Anthony Davis celebrating with the Nuggets bench. I saw it more as David (Jamal Murray) toppling Goliath (AD) as he came tumbling down. 😂
Yep, pretty much right on
The key to defense is to deny the ball for the players who can beat you and not worry about AD and LB who can’t. Works like a charm for the Nuggets.
Lebron moved out of the smoke on that filthy AG slam
Jokic doesn’t use much athletic ability to dominate the game. I think he could play at a high level for a long time.
KCP is not an all NBA defense team?
Murray has never been an all star?
Malone was not a top Coach?
Every great victory against the Lakers is ignored by the SAME media that votes for the NBA awards. They all will beat to death any dumb comment LeBron makes at his postgame press conference on order to avoid discussing the Nugget's greatness. Lol. You don't hate the press nearly enough.
NBA highlights - no LeBrick failed 3 at 99-99
All the things you mentioned are based in your dummies stupid opinion and baseless most important ones nuggets keep winning and making history of Lakers defeat 12 in a row and only nuggets team humiliated lakers huhuhuhu just cry and let it go.
That was nuts.
20 pt comeback on the playoffs is crazy. We’ve seen it in the regular season but playoffs are slowed down and like chess. Nuggets just own the lakers
There are levels to this.
Let's go!
Predict how far the Nuggets are making it 👇
Downtown Denver parade.
@@ayoutuber3116perhaps. But it takes 16 wins to get there. We'll see who's left crying with 15. LOL
I think the Wolves will take them to 7 games. Could go either way.
@@nts4906 as a nuggets fan, I can see this happening. Lots of variables in that matchup that can go either way.
T wolves stop them next round I’ll be at all the games
I guess technically after 2 games you're on a pace, but dang it's pretty early for these record predictions.
home-grown core with a couple of fantastic FA additions...together for a long time...kinda like the NCAA tournament teams that go deep because they are not all one-an-dones
Murray needs to play much better if Denver wants to go further than the second round. Hitting a game-winning buzzer beater is great, but shooting 9 - 24 isn't going to cut it against OKC, Dallas or Minnesota.
Or the Clippers. (Not a fan, but I still think that that series is a coin flip still with Kawhi just getting back in the paint.)
Denver's deficiency is their bench. They just can't shoot with any type of consistency, and it clearly hurt them at times in games 1 and 2. In game 2 for example other than MJP and Jokic they were 0-14 on 3-point FG tries in the first half and most of them were really good looks. When KCP and Murray have off nights they get in trouble which is why they fell behind by 20 to the Lakers.
the best starting 5 in nba but i think that a sixth man will put them in conversation with the bulls in the 90's
Do people forget how the nuggets were the king of comebacks vs the other LA team in the bubble just watch games 5,6,7 vs clippers
That was a cold blooded Kobe shot by Murray!
so you're telling me even 20 pts lead going into the second half against the nuggets is not enough to win the game?
They gotta try a 30 point lead next time. 10 & 20 weren’t enough
@@barrod77 what do they feed these denver players during playoffs
Sir Flopsalot needs more help. Lol😂
AD doesn’t deserve this.
They sure showed a lot of moving screens
The most surprising thing is that the Nuggets haven't even played a good game and are still up 2-0.. In my mind it seems like the Lakers have for the most part done everything right and the Nuggets have done a lot wrong and it doesn't even matter. Jokic is the truth.
They stay healthy - they win!
jj redick is now helping lebron and the lakers coaching staff to try and figure out sum kind of adjustment to slow denver down
LA getting swept.
Priceless.
Denver going back to back
Make that 11 in ah ROW!!!
Calvin booth is the best gm in the game
The top 7
Is interchangeable
Braun and Watson coming off bench and can play with any of the starters
If Jamal is out can play Cb and they s roll if jokic is out they can put Pwat in starting lineup and play AG at center
You can’t do this style without high iq players and nuggets is insane and they got you good pieces coming off their bench in future like Strawther and Gillespie who Booth signed right after draft first signing and I heard Gillespie agent told teams in the second not to draft him cuz he wanted to be in Denver with a coach who is alot like is College coach
I tought about everything and i guess that this year it will be 12/5 12/6 so we will see
Bird said about Magic, suffer baby suffer! We are saying the same to Flopper James.
Denver offense runs like a Rolex
Game Blouses
how the hell did MPJ know it was going in that early?
Jokic is pissed Lebron didn’t pick him in the all star game. 11-0 since then
The only deficiency i see hurting us when our offense is stuck is a tendancy towards indecision. Everyone plays so unselfishly, and joker more than anyone wants to spread the energy through the looks only he can provide, but sometimes i wish he would take that open floater instead of the kick out. Their catch and shoot instinct doesnt always kick in fast enough. You can see the space from the first move as the defense recovers, and then its a pass instead of a shot. Realizing that being more aggressive can lead to more missed shots, in this series weve done well getting 2nd chance and offensive boards. Against teams that tie joker up AG or MPJ have to step up cleaning the glass. Still think nuggets fans should be bringin their brooms to games 3&4. Lets make it 12-0!
Twolves and OKC will still be tough matchups for Denver. Let's not forget OKC beat them 3:1 in the regular season. Honestly the west playoffs this year are just fire.
The wolves do yes but i dont think okc has a chance. Their lack of size will start to kill them when playoff games are almost always ran in the half court.
KCP underrated
O being a fan of the nuggets since the 80s I love what Denver's doing....jokic could of course be considered an all time great but in my opinion he could be best ever he's got it all...but not sure cause for me birds #1
AD 😂
Yeah I've seen videos and posts and comments about how the Lakers are still in it and I'm just like what is going to happen when the nuggets start making threes? Where is the the path to victory?
I need to lay a bet on the Lakers for tonight. This has the feeling of history in the making, the Nugs don't have an answer for AD and if the role players are on it's over for the Nugs. James will do his thing so no need to worry on that part.
Want to review that ?
@@jimtruscott5670 You win! lol Nice one. WIth that being said, I am not a fan at all, just posting a fully delusional comment to see what it felt like to be a Laker/LBJ fan. Now a days I just keep "track" of some players like that Wemby kid.
Dong?
That kinda proves Denver could of been a 60 win team as well if they used the rest of they schemes in the regular season
Denver isn't a 60 win team they don't try in the regular season, especially Jamal Murray
They'll sweep Lakers. The Nuggets stomped on Lakers' heart in game 2.
I like how mainstream media is only talking about what Lakers can do and how to improve, but the fact is that Nuggets didn't play their best basketball yet and 2 games have passed
and nobody is talking what will happen when Nuggets start playing their best basketball.
Lakers are aware of it and I can only imagine how much is demoralizing to keep playing better and keep losing against the same team over and over again.
Imagine if Nuggets go on rampage and stomp Lakers in next match after Lakers already experiencing demoralizing and crushing defeat.
That would be the end of this Lakers team.
Most surprising part of this series to me is that some clowns are still having a Lebron Goat debate
The NBA spoke to the Nuggets about how bad it would look for Lebrons legacy to get swept 2 yrs in a row and to lose 12 straight games. So the Nuggets allowed the Lakers to win at least this one game.
Offensive Rebounds: Game 1: Nuggets 15, Lakers 6 Game 2: Nuggets 9, Lakers 4
Big stat. Also bench scoring.
No, the Lakers did not play their A game. Look at bench scoring, rebounding, and the numbers of all 5 starters on each team. Lakers don't play their A game when they score 68 points in the first half and 40 in the second.
The problem with the Lakers is not making timely plays and not having the X factor guys step up. X factor guys are guys on the bench, guys that make that save, get that 50/50 ball. Guys like Rui or Prince or maybe Vincent are. And regular contributors like AR haven't gotten it going either.
Porter Jr and Gordon are playing big. I'm not sure why the Lakers just don't beat the Nuggets. But there is the law of averages. And the Lakers have to figure it out. But some guys, X factor guys, need to get going. AD and Bron and Jokic and Murray have been analyzed to death. But I say look beyond that. Look at coaching, and timliness of time outs and adjustments as well.
Nuggets/wolves round 2 is my nba finals
Keep your basketball athleticism ill take basketball skill all day long
In short..Joker VS Choker
yes, wait till denver plays out of their heads...scary thought.
They showed us that the alleged "GOAT" will choke when it's time to shine at the end of the game almost every time (as the past has shown) even when he's on the floor with a top 10 player. Jordan would never let this butt pounding take place with a team that good to ANYONE.
Nuggets bench outscored Lakers bench 27 to 16.
Why NBA media still talk LBJ surpassed MJ as GOAT?
Not even the refs can stop Denver 😊 The bias for LeFlop and LA is atrocious. Watch the foul differential during this series.
key stars for key stars, skills for skills, effort for effort, the Nuggets and Lakers are almost at par with each other. Where Denver has the clear and distinct advantage is in the bench and most importantly in coaching. Malone is just much much better a tactician and clearly more strategic.
Makes me think the big winners gonna be the LA fentanyl dealers
man if they get through the Wolves, OKC, and CELTICS? - THEY MUST BE CEMENTED IN STATUES RIGHT AWAY - 2020s NUGGETS IS THE TEAM
Lol. Reckon you haven’t watched much basketball
A big factor is that Joker is a much, much better leader than LBJ.
AD celebrating with Nuggets bench..if you can't beat them, join them, i guess
Lakers 0-4
if JM & KCP have a good game the Nuggets beat the fakers easily, that may happen tomorrow night
Nuggets going 16-6 this post season
Lebron getting a taste of what he did to the Raptors for years from the Nuggets, and its swweeeeeeeet.
I think the nuggets can be champions again of coure, but a young and hungry team will eat them alive if they are playing that bad... Timberwolves probably beat them in a series easy.
It's just a bad matchup for them and their title run where they beat the Timberwolves that was their hardest series in the first round.
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“ Boring Basketball “ on a 10 game win streak.
DNVR was terrible in fist half.They missed too many open shots and Jamal is right.They will start 3th game so hard and they will realized open shots.Nobody dont have what DNVR having,mastermind of basketball,the Joker.Idemo Nuggets
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The 4 teams that played in Conference Finals last year are now playing in round 1. Jeez, talk about putting it in ur face and Bipolar America still refuses to see the forest for the trees...
We need refs to do their job. Lebron needs help.
Lakers don’t have a legit CENTER!
lets just hope the refs don't interfere (which we know they will)
Whoa the 1🚫...2 seed is beating the 7 seed 2-0! Unprecedented dominance.
thunder playing tomorrow ...
just 10-0 against LeBum, no big deal
Number 2 seed×
7seed? 7seed only because the playins, the lakers were no 8 in the West, and is only in the playoffs because of the 500+ free throws differential.
my boy salty af